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    Nothing Lasts Forever
    Nothing Lasts Forever
    Nothing Lasts Forever
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    Nothing Lasts Forever

    By Marie Andrews

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    Nothing Lasts Foreveris a delicate story of love, loss and endurance. It is an epic love story and intimate depiction of post-World War II life to the present. A story that crosses fantasy and reality and addresses a truth each person must face during his or her lifetime. It is a story of dreams gone awry, truths forsaken and is heart-wrenchingly honest.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateNov 5, 2012
    ISBN9781475957006
    Nothing Lasts Forever
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    Marie Andrews

    Marie Andrews graduated from the Horace Mann School for Girls in New York City and then received her B.A. from Russell Sage College in Troy, New York. After graduation she worked for Good Housekeeping Magazine. This is a book with ideas that should be useful to everyone. Her greatest joy is her family.

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      Nothing Lasts Forever - Marie Andrews

      Copyright © 2012 by Marie Andrews.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

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      ISBN: 978-1-4759-5698-6 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4759-5699-3 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4759-5700-6 (ebk)

      iUniverse rev. date: 10/26/2012

      Contents

      Acknowledgements

      Becoming

      The Beginning

      The Unfolding

      The Open Window

      Promises, Promises

      Family Life

      I Take Thee To Love And Honor

      The Chapter That Never Should Have Been

      The Affair

      Nothing Lasts Forever

      Moving Forward

      One Door Closes And Another Door Opens

      Sex

      House For Sale

      Widowers

      Widows

      Finances

      Dear Mr. Ceo

      Moving To A New City

      Staying Fit

      Tennis And Golf

      Dating When You’re A Mother-In-Law And Grandmother

      Introducing Your New Man To Your Children

      Your First Date

      The Dated Bridge Game

      The Trophy Wife

      The Miracle

      The Miracle

      About The Author

      Here’s what others are saying about

      Nothing Lasts Forever and the author:

      Mrs. Andrews’ bare-to-the-bone and heart-felt writing style evokes a time when honesty and high moral values were prevalent in America. I look forward to the movie.

      ~ Robert Houghton

      A poignant and realistic portrayal of a woman in widowhood trying to find her way. Her strength is amazing!

      ~ Joan Hays

      A very thoughtful and rich story from an inquisitive mind.

      ~ Michael James

      An inspirational read from a strong woman who is not afraid to tell it like it is . . . . Sure to be a Book Club favorite with many topics for a heated discussion.

      ~ Alison Mackley

      The story of an amazing woman on her journey through life.

      ~ Lee A.H.

      A fondly written story that also imparts practical advice to widows and widowers. This is a wonderful first publication by Marie Andrews.

      ~ Jean Robinson

      Inspirational, poignant and humorous. Marie Andrews paints a beautiful picture of her character’s resilience and zest for life.

      ~ Jennifer Dudderar

      This is a must read book about the life of an amazing woman.

      ~ Robert Willard

      To my daughter Joan

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      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      I would like to thank my children, Bob and Joan, and their wonderful families for giving me my greatest blessings in life. A special thank you goes to my granddaughter, without whom this book never would have made it to publishing.

      BECOMING

      CHAPTER 1

      THE BEGINNING

      I’m sitting in my den on a beautiful fall day. My name is Nancy Hamilton. This evening I am going out to dinner with a gentleman friend. As I sit here and reminisce I go way back to my first introduction to being away at college. It also was fall, but an autumn many years ago.

      I had wonderful parents. They were older when they had me and perhaps that made them even more caring. My mother and I had gone to Garden City on Long Island and we had shopped for sweaters, skirts, pretty but practical outfits for college. Yes, saddle shoes were big in that day. Just in case you don’t know what they look like they are usually brown and white flat rubber soled shoes. It was exciting but also bewildering as I had never been away from home except to visit a friend for a few days. Probably the hardest part of leaving home was to say goodbye to my wire-haired dog named Skippy.

      When the time came to drive

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